Unfortunately, we're perfectly capable of generating a hurricane out of nothing in our own waters in addition to those developing from tropical waves from Africa. Hurricane season got off to a quiet start, but seems to making up for lost time.
Gulf hurincanes don;t brother me, they are small, Atlantic huricanes on the other hand can be HUGE and very destructive. I pay very close attention to huricanes since I can pee in Galveston bay from my front yard.